pop, baroque pop, chamber pop 46 min 11 tracks Parlophone
Absent Friends is the eighth studio album by Northern Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released in 2004 by Parlophone in the UK and Nettwerk in the U.S. Two singles were released from the album in the UK: "Come Home Billy Bird", which features former Kenickie vocalist Lauren Laverne on vocals, and the album's title track.
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Intimate, character-led, spare and classical in form.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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Tracks
- 1Absent Friends3:41
- 2Sticks & Stones4:48
- 3Leaving Today4:19
- 4Come Home Billy Bird4:07
- 5My Imaginary Friend2:43
- 6The Wreck of the Beautiful4:58
- 7Our Mutual Friend5:59
- 8The Happy Goth3:37
- 9Freedom Road3:56
- 10Laika’s Theme3:08
- 11Charmed Life4:41
11 tracks, 46 minutes.
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- Artist
- The Divine Comedy
- Label
- Parlophone
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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